New Ugandan Agency Avoids Real Road Safety Challenges

In an attempt to combat the country's terrifying rate of traffic fatalities, the Ugandan government is setting up a new agency to promote better roads and safer driving.  But the real problem may be impossible for the agency to tackle. A handful of taxis are clustered at a busy Kampala intersection, their drivers sheltering from the sun on a makeshift bench in the shade.  When customers were scarce, the life of a taxi driver could be slow.  But once he got behind the...

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